What Travelers Want in F&B and US Foods Scholars

This edition of MRM News Bites features SevenRooms, Miso Robotics , PARTech, Delaware North, Illes Foods, Tablelist and Discotech and US Foods.

What’s Important to Travelers

SevenRooms released its “Checking In For F&B” report, which uncovered the most important things to today’s traveler when it comes to food and beverage at hotels. According to the data, 65 percent of Americans would choose one hotel over another if that hotel stay includes complimentary breakfast, and 51 percent would be more inclined to book a hotel room that includes a complimentary drink or meal upon arrival.

The study, conducted with third-party research firm YouGov, examined people’s preferences around hotel restaurants and bars, uncovering that F&B holds quite a bit of weight. In fact, nearly one in three (31 percent) Americans think hotels with great restaurants are more memorable than those without.

Knowing that food and beverage can be an incredible asset for hotel brands, setting them apart…